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Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) News: 20 March 2020

Each business day, MSSP Alert broadcasts a quick lineup of news, analysis and chatter from across that managed security services provider ecosystem.

  • The Content: Written for MSSPs, SOC as a Service (SOCaaS), Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and MSP security providers — and those who need to partner up with such companies.
  • Frequency and Format: Every business morning. Typically one or two sentences for each item below.
  • Reaching Our Inbox: Send news, tips and rumors to [email protected].

A. Today’s MSSP Alerts

1. Emergency Small Business Loans: Here's how to find them.

2. Free Software & Tech Tools - Work From Home: Here’s the list, updated daily.

3. Hackers Target Work From Home Trend: The details.

LinkedIn: Mike Lyons,
LinkedIn: Mike Lyons, global MSP/MSSP sales director, Avanan.

4. Talent - Email Security: Avanan has hired ThreatLocker, Ivanti and VOSS veteran Mike Lyons as global MSP/MSSP sales director.

5. Fortinet Partner Program: Here's what's new.

6. MSP-MDR Partnership: Involta, an MSP, is leveraging managed detection and response (MDR) capabilities from Alert Logic.

7. Ransomware Targets French Governments: France's cyber-security agency issued an alert this week warning about a new ransomware gang that's been recently seen targeting the networks of local government authorities, ZDNet reports.

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Joe Panettieri

Joe Panettieri is co-founder & editorial director of MSSP Alert and ChannelE2E, the two leading news & analysis sites for managed service providers in the cybersecurity market.